Early morning at the smart port reveals rows of towering bridge cranes and orderly vehicle flows, with unmanned container trucks shuttling through their operations under the rising sun; at noon in the robot shared manufacturing factory, engineers intently monitor screens, fine-tuning intelligent equipment ready for production; by evening, He Tou Old Street dazzles with brilliant lights and bustling crowds, as tourists immerse themselves in the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty atmosphere... Tangshan, this North China industrial hub built on coal, thriving through steel, and prospering from its port, now radiates new brilliance atop its substantial foundation: activating innovation momentum with "technological silver," unlocking development space with "ocean blue," exploring sustainable development through "ecological green," driving rural revitalization with "agricultural gold," and excavating historical depth through "cultural tourism red"—five colors converging and industries integrating to outline a magnificent panorama of high-quality development, presenting Tangshan's solution to solving the transformation equation for heavy industrial cities.

The foundation of transformation lies in industry, while its soul resides in distinctive characteristics. Building upon its resource endowment, industrial foundation, and geographical advantages, Tangshan has cultivated a unique and vivid "five primary colors" of new quality productive forces. Technological silver represents Tangshan's innovative foundation for energizing development, serving as the distinctive hallmark of "Tangshan Intelligent Manufacturing." From robotic chefs that can toss woks to intelligent inspectors conducting "health checks" for high-speed rails and "attentive caregivers" assisting elderly with bathing... at Baichuan Group, the leading enterprise in Tangshan's robot industrial cluster, the nation's first shared factory for customized non-standard robot products has already helped over 200 innovative entities achieve breakthroughs from zero to one, elevating the regional robot industry to new scales. "We provide shared elements including technology, space, equipment, and talent to assist robot enterprises with customized non-standard products, prototype trial production for achievement transformation, and first-set product manufacturing," introduced Wang Mengzhao, responsible for Baichuan Robot Shared Intelligent Manufacturing Factory. The rapidly growing robot industry has become Tangshan's "new business card." As the primary carrier for the robot industry chain within Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development's "six chains and five clusters," Tangshan has established an industrial structure led by industrial robots, highlighted by special-purpose robots, and characterized by service robots, while the shared intelligent manufacturing model of "platform order receiving, process-based decomposition, and multi-factory collaboration" further promotes 286 robot enterprises across the city to "cluster and accelerate," driving synergistic upgrading of the industrial cluster.

While pursuing "progress through innovation" by deploying emerging industries, Tangshan simultaneously advances "strength through renewal" by upgrading traditional sectors. The converter's "one-click steelmaking" initiates intelligent production throughout the entire steelmaking process, AI large models enable "integrated scheduling," with real-time footage and operational data displayed comprehensively on single screens... every aspect of steel production has been fundamentally restructured. "Currently, raw material inventory turnover time has been compressed from 10 days to 5 days, while manufacturing cycles for hot-rolled and cold-rolled products have been shortened by 5 days and 2 days respectively," explained Zhou Yonggang, Section Chief of Information Management at HBIS Group Tangsteel's Information Automation Department. Since the implementation of large models, on-time delivery rates for key customer orders have reached 100%, completely eliminating rush-order anxieties. Behind this transformational breakthrough, the empowering framework of scientific and technological innovation platforms becomes clearly evident. 395 municipal-level and above scientific research platforms achieve comprehensive coverage across key industries. Hebei Province's first provincial laboratory—Yanzhao Steel Laboratory—has also been established in Tangshan. "Over the past year since its establishment, Yanzhao Steel Laboratory has focused on breakthroughs in key steel industry technologies and industrial transformation and upgrading, achieving 15 technological results filling domestic gaps and 40 key core technologies, while reaching 86 technical cooperation agreements with steel enterprises, contributing significantly to enhancing the core competitiveness of Hebei's steel industry," introduced Xu Ying, Vice President of North China University of Science and Technology.

Ocean blue embodies Tangshan's open maritime imprint and represents the crucial force for expanding development space. Leveraging its diamond-grade natural endowment of "deep channels facing the sea and shallow banks backing the land," Tangshan Port has ascended to become a primary energy and raw materials hub port serving major national strategies and a comprehensive trade port. "In 2025, Tangshan Port's total cargo throughput exceeded 880 million tons, firmly maintaining its position as the world's second-largest coastal port, with foreign trade routes connecting 258 ports across nearly 80 countries and regions, continuously enhancing the port's hub radiation capacity," introduced Luo Tongzhen, Party Member and Deputy Director of Tangshan Maritime Affairs Bureau. Capitalizing on its 229.7-kilometer coastline advantage, Tangshan persists in maritime-oriented development and strengthening, reinforcing the concept of comprehensive maritime and port-adjacent development, promoting synergistic advancement in offshore engineering equipment, port logistics, and seawater comprehensive utilization industries, forming a distinctive and complementary marine industrial cluster. Gathering industries through ports, strengthening the city via maritime resources, integrating port and urban development, revitalizing through industrial and urban synergy... Tangshan actively implements the "Ocean+" action plan, deeply cultivates the reform "experimental field" of China (Hebei) Pilot Free Trade Zone Caofeidian Area, and accelerates the construction of a strong maritime city.

Ecological green constitutes the dominant hue of Tangshan's low-carbon transformation and represents vivid practice in sustainable development. On Tangshan International Tourism Island's Putuo Island, red-crowned cranes dance gracefully. These "wetland spirits" extremely particular about their habitat environment choosing to reside here serve as a microcosm of Tangshan's ecological restoration achievements. Nowadays, increasing numbers of migratory birds select this area for stopovers, casting "votes of confidence" for the local ecological environment. Guided by the "dual carbon" goals, Tangshan promotes green transformation of traditional industries, having cumulatively established 195 provincial-level green factories and 80 national-level ones, along with 5 provincial-level green industrial parks and 2 national-level ones, with the green manufacturing system essentially covering the entire industrial chain, making green technology replicable and promotable practical experience. Urban ecological governance continues deepening, with 100 green and low-carbon key projects steadily advancing, 9 star-rated green ports shining brilliantly, as the former heavy industrial city gradually transforms into an ecologically suitable city for living and working.

Agricultural gold reflects Tangshan's fruitful outcomes from deepening rural development and represents an important tool for rural revitalization. "In 2025, our city's grain production achieved bumper harvests, with total output reaching 6.037 billion jin, setting new records," introduced Dong Yinling, Director of Tangshan Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau. Building upon regional resource endowment and fertile land conditions, Tangshan promotes quality enhancement and efficiency improvement in modern agriculture, with premium agricultural products like Qianxi chestnuts, Yutian cabbage, and Laoting melons gaining nationwide reputation and entering millions of households through standardized production and brand operations; the deep processing industry for agricultural products continues upgrading, driving agriculture's transition from "growing well" to "selling well" with "high added value." At Tangshan Banquet—an edible museum—reporters observed how Qianxi chestnuts extend into diverse products like chestnut cakes, chestnut kernels, and chestnut wine, realizing value multiplication for "a single nut."

Cultural tourism red embodies the historical depth of Tangshan's urban charm and represents the core engine for stimulating consumption. The precious cultural system with distinctive Eastern Hebei characteristics, abundant cultural heritage including ancient Great Wall sections, Eastern Qing Tombs, along with Pingju opera, shadow puppetry, and Laoting drum storytelling, the底蕴 of modern industrial cradle, wetland and coastal resource endowment, and convenient transportation... Tangshan's cultural tourism industry continues quality improvement, driving consumption growth and promoting employment income, both demonstrating urban cultural soft power and making red cultural tourism a "new window" for Tangshan's transformational development. At He Tou Old Street, Tang-style lanterns along the canal banks illuminate sequentially, painted boats glide through light and shadow, sketching poetic scenes of Tang Dynasty prosperity; dozens of performers adorned in magnificent Tang costumes weave through streets and alleys, enacting various aspects of urban life; spectacular intangible cultural heritage skill performances captivate tourists' attention; diverse interactive experiences create immersive Tang Dynasty ambiance scenarios. "In 2025, the scenic area received over 8 million tourists,同比增长19.6%, reaching historic highs, driving Tangshan's accommodation growth by 150% year-on-year, injecting robust momentum into regional economic growth," introduced scenic area负责人 Xu Xiaowen.

When the "five primary colors" intertwine and shine together, what contemporary magnificence will they paint? Since the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Tangshan has leveraged its industrial characteristics and endowment to promote deep integration of diverse formats like "ocean+technology," "technology+cultural tourism," and "ecology+agriculture," achieving "1+1>2" synergistic effects in concrete scenarios, continuously injecting new vitality into high-quality development. The symbiosis of ocean blue and technological silver allows maritime advantages to叠加 innovation power, activating new momentum for "maritime strength." At Tangshan Port's Jingtang Port Area container terminal, automated quay cranes precisely lift and lower,新一代 heavy intelligent unmanned transport vehicles shuttle orderly, steadily transferring containers onto cargo ships; inside the smart port control center调度 center, domestically developed terminal operating systems (TOS) interface with energy management and intelligent security systems, enabling intelligent analysis and decision-making throughout entire operational processes... Behind this lies the dual reinforcement of ocean blue's locational advantages and technological silver's innovative capabilities. "Jingtang Port Area's Container Berth 25 represents Hebei Province's first fully automated operational container berth, selected for the Ministry of Transport's first batch of transportation power special pilot projects. Compared to manual terminals, it saves 7.3 million yuan annually in costs while reducing equipment operators by 75%," introduced Wang Zhiqiang, Deputy Party Secretary and General Manager of Tanggang Group Jintang Container Company, noting that Tangshan Port's smart port construction scenarios have been selected for Hebei Province's first batch of innovative application scenarios in 2024, Hebei Province's major scientific and technological support plan innovative application scenarios, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei co-construction and sharing ten major scenarios, and Tangshan's ten benchmark application scenarios.

The convergence of technological silver and cultural tourism red allows innovative texture to碰撞 cultural warmth, outlining new prospects for "intelligent cultural tourism." At Tangshan Robot Exhibition Experience Center, service robots from Jiangsu Nanda Electronic Information Technology Co., Ltd. enthusiastically explain characteristics of cultural tourism spots, with over 130 robot products from 50+ enterprises displayed in staggered arrangements, becoming crucial windows connecting technology and cultural tourism. Tangshan's advantages in intelligent manufacturing extend into the cultural tourism industry—at Domaland, the country's first fishing culture theme park, fishing robots, unmanned fishing boat intelligent devices incorporating advanced technologies like machine vision, unmanned driving, intelligent control, and VR enable visitors to enjoy the fun of "working alongside" high technology. In the exhibition hall of Kailuan National Mine Park, digital technology recreates mining scenes from a century ago, with technology-empowered 3D surround visuals bringing old mines and equipment "to life," allowing visitors immersive experiences of entire mining operation processes, transforming industrial memory from cold displays into perceptible, touchable, interactive cultural experiences, steadily shifting the cultural tourism industry from "sightseeing-oriented" to "experience-oriented."

The companionship of ecological green and agricultural gold allows lucid waters and lush mountains to nurture golden harvests, paving new pathways for "rural revitalization." In Fengnan's "fishery-photovoltaic integration" modern fishery industrial park, upper-layer photovoltaic panels align neatly, converting sunlight into electrical energy, while lower-layer fish ponds host fish and shrimp swimming happily in clear water, with ecological green aquaculture models both protecting the environment and achieving bidirectional empowerment between photovoltaic power generation and aquaculture. Along boutique rural tourism routes, homestays built against mountains feature courtyards filled with greenery, where visitors experience chestnut and melon picking乐趣 in harvesting gardens and savor local delicacies in farmhouse courtyards; the ecological green rural landscape attracts numerous tourists while driving development of related industries like homestays and catering, enabling agricultural gold to grow richer under ecological green nourishment, realizing a virtuous cycle of "ecological beauty, industrial prosperity, and farmer wealth," injecting enduring momentum into rural revitalization. Behind further format integrations like "technology+ecology," "ocean+cultural tourism," and "ecology+ocean" lies the升华 of Tangshan's transformational development philosophy and the elevation of industrial capabilities. Technological silver's innovation, deep ocean blue's openness, ecological green's sustainability, agricultural gold's abundance, and cultural tourism red's profundity have written impactful chapters for Tangshan's high-quality development through deep integration.

Five years of cultivation yield fruitful results; five colors radiating brilliance promise promising futures. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Tangshan achieved comprehensive socioeconomic advancement, undergoing magnificent transformation from the former "Steel City" toward a diversified city of happiness, presenting outstanding achievements. This report card reflects economic strength leaps—Tangshan's regional GDP surpassed the trillion-yuan threshold, becoming Hebei Province's first trillion-yuan city, with per capita GDP and per capita disposable income ranking first provincially. Provincial key project investment completion maintained top provincial position, while annual grain output stabilized around 5.9 billion jin. This report card demonstrates innovation momentum release—during the "14th Five-Year Plan," Tangshan achieved all 7 core scientific and technological innovation indicators, with 6 accomplished ahead of schedule, high-tech enterprises exceeding 1,800. The "Beijing-Tianjin R&D, Tangshan Transformation" framework improved, with outstanding results supporting traditional industry transformation and promoting industrial upgrading. This report card manifests livelihood welfare enhancement—annual rolling implementation of livelihood projects completed successfully, urbanization rate reaching 67.1%, achieving "14th Five-Year" targets ahead of schedule. Transitioning from "coal smoke permeation" to "frequent blue skies," becoming Hebei's green transformation benchmark, industrial upgrading driving substantial employment, continuous improvement in public services like education, healthcare, and elderly care, with public获得感持续提升.

Standing at the juncture concluding the "14th Five-Year Plan" and commencing the "15th Five-Year Plan," what future blueprint will Tangshan outline? Over the next five years, Tangshan will persistently promote high-quality development quality and efficiency enhancement, focus on optimizing economic structure, vigorously develop new quality productive forces, advance coordinated development of new industrialization, informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization, striving for economic scale to reach new levels, leading provincial economic restructuring efforts, contributing "Tangshan Excellence" to regional development. Over the next five years, Tangshan will focus on enhancing scientific and technological innovation capabilities, deepening integrated education-science-technology-talent development, improving scientific and technological innovation systems, raising scientific and technological achievement industrialization levels, strengthening innovation-driven core functions, leading provincial development mode transformation, injecting "Tangshan Innovation" into high-quality development. Over the next five years, Tangshan will continuously enhance livelihood welfare, fully achieving high-quality full employment,健全 multi-level social security systems, constantly improving basic public service inclusivity and accessibility. Simultaneously, deeply advancing ecological civilization construction, steadily implementing carbon peak goals and tasks, accelerating construction of new energy systems, continuously improving ecological environment quality,着力 depicting "Tangshan Beauty."

With Bohai Sea tides surging and thousands of sails competing, transformational advancement proceeds timely. Tangshan will compose new chapters of "Three Efforts in Construction, Three Frontlines in Advancement" with resolute determination and pragmatic作风, writing contemporary glory in Chinese-style modernization practice.